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Senegal
Legal imbroglio between African Petroleum, Dakar and Total

The Rufisque Offshore Profond permit granted to Total in May 2017 has become the subject of a headed dispute that could spiral out of hand. [...]

Published on 20/03/2018 at 04:30 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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